Modern and medieval approaches to pilgrimage, gender and sacred space

Date added to Library: October 12, 2023

Keyword/s: ANTHROPOLOGY, BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, HISTORY, MIRACLES, PILGRIMAGE-GENERAL, SAINTS, SHRINES

Ref Type: Offprint

Author
Bailey, Anne E.
Year
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Accession No
07886  
pp
19
In Pub
History and Anthropology
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
493-512
location
PAM 1396
Comment

Gives an overview of anthropological approaches to pilgrimage, with focus on female pilgrims and the boundaries of shrines. Examples include St Swithun at Winchester, St Frideswide at Oxford, St William at Norwich, and the Marian shrine at the Greek island of Tinos. The author, of Oxford, is the CSJ's Storrs Lecturer for 2023.